David Ragan News

Dover Tire Notes:

Dover Tire Notes:

September 25, 2009
Teams in NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series will be running the same combination of left- and right-side tires at Dover this weekend . . . this is the first time teams will be running either of these two tire codes. . . this tire set-up came out of a Goodyear

Tire Testing at Daytona on Sept 22/23: UPDATE 2:

Tire Testing at Daytona on Sept 22/23: UPDATE 2:

September 23, 2009
#6-David Ragan (Ford), #20-Joey Logano (Toyota), #47-Marcos Ambrose (Toyota), #12-Brad Keselowski (Dodge) as well as to-be-named driver from Richard Childress Racing (Chevy) are scheduled participate in a Goodyear Tire Test at Daytona International Speedway on Tuesday

Tire Testing at Daytona on Sept 22/23:

Tire Testing at Daytona on Sept 22/23:

September 19, 2009
#6-David Ragan (Ford), #20-Joey Logano (Toyota), #47-Marcos Ambrose (Toyota), #12-Brad Keselowski (Dodge) as well as to-be-named driver from Richard Childress Racing (Chevy) are scheduled participate in a Goodyear Tire Test at Daytona International Speedway on Tuesday

Discount Tires moves to Penske:

Discount Tires moves to Penske:

September 16, 2009
Just days after announcing his move from JR Motorsports in 2010, Brad Keselowski and Penske Racing have signed Discount Tire as their sponsor for 26 Nationwide Series races next year. Keselowski will drive the #22 Dodge full time in the Nationwide Series next year

Discount Tire sponsoring Keselowski in 2010: UPDATE:

Discount Tire sponsoring Keselowski in 2010: UPDATE:

September 15, 2009
Just days after announcing his move from JR Motorsports in 2010, Brad Keselowski and Penske Racing have signed Discount Tire as their sponsor for 26 Nationwide Series races next year. Keselowski will drive the #22 Dodge full time in the Nationwide Series next year

Five or more teams for Roush Fenway in 2010:

Five or more teams for Roush Fenway in 2010:

September 12, 2009
Roush Fenway Racing co-owner Jack Roush said Friday night that he could field as many as four full-time NASCAR Nationwide Series teams in 2010, with the possibility for two or three more part-time efforts. Roush reiterated his commitment to field full-time teams for

Ragan to make 100th career start:

Ragan to make 100th career start:

September 12, 2009
#6-David Ragan will make his 100th Cup series start Saturday night at Richmond Inyernational Raceway in the Chevy Rock and Roll 400. His best finish at Richmond came in the fall of his rookie year in 2007 where he qualified eighth and finished third.(RFR)(9-12-2009

Chase stats going in to Richmond:

Chase stats going in to Richmond:

September 10, 2009
Eleven drivers going for 8 spots Saturday night at Richmond. Only one other time, 2006, have 8 spots been up for grabs. Only two others times has the gap between the final Chase spot and the first contender been less than 20 points, the difference between 12th place

Racing Resources/ESPN says…

Racing Resources/ESPN says…

September 7, 2009
Kevin Harvick won the Nationwide Series Degree V12 300 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. He scored his first series victory in eight races at AMS. Harvick became the 14th different race winner in 18 series races at Atlanta. He scored his 34th career series victory in 231

Bristol News and Notes:

Bristol News and Notes:

August 24, 2009
* David Ragan won the Food City 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway. He became the 39th different race winner in 55 series races at Bristol. Ragan scored his second career Nationwide victory in 92 career races. It marked his second victory in 2009 -- he also won at Talladega

Full Driver song list for Bristol:

Full Driver song list for Bristol:

August 22, 2009
Bristol Motor Speedway will give fans something different during drive interoductions Saturday night. They'll play music for each driver that the driver has selected. Some of the choices are interesting from those older rock n' roll classics to more recent tunes. Here

Drivers pick songs for intros at Bristol UPDATE:

Drivers pick songs for intros at Bristol UPDATE:

August 22, 2009
Personalities among NASCAR's Sprint Cup drivers are as varied as their musical tastes. Fans will get more of an indication as to what might make their favorite drivers tick during driver introductions for the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway Aug. 22. Back in the

Racing Resources / ESPN says:

Racing Resources / ESPN says:

August 17, 2009
* Michigan native Brad Keselowski won the Carfax 250 at Michigan International Speedway. Keselowski hails from Rochester Hills, Mich. * Keselowski became the 14th different race winner in 18 races at Michigan. * This was the fourth straight race in which Kyle Busch

Testing at Road Atlanta:

Testing at Road Atlanta:

July 21, 2009
Hearing that drivers testing at Road Atlanta today include #99-Carl Edwards, #6-David Ragan, #16-Colin Braun (subbing for Greg Biffle), #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, #47-Marcos Ambrose, #2-Kurt Busch, #77-Sam Hornish Jr., #12-David Stremme, #13-Max Papis and Boris Said (

Another Marlin Racing:

Another Marlin Racing:

July 21, 2009
Sporting the red #711 that her grandfather made famous in the 1960s, and with her two-time Daytona 500 champion dad coaching her over her radio headset, Sutherlin Marlin chased down her destiny Saturday night. Sutherlin, 19, finished 8th in a 40-lap Supertruck feature